Unlocking Retrofit Potential with Shower Heat Recovery
28/04/2025
Trina Chakravarti,
As housing providers seek cost-effective and practical solutions to reduce carbon emissions, attention is turning to lesser-known but high-impact interventions. One such opportunity is shower heat recovery — a system that captures energy from wastewater to preheat incoming cold water — which was the focus of a recent Healthy Homes Hub webinar. Dr. Andrew Smith from ZapCarbon took attendees through the role of hot water in energy use and the benefits of implementing wastewater heat recovery (WWHR), with over 12,000 installations in social housing already demonstrating positive results.
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